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For other people named Musa Khan, see Musa Khan (disambiguation).

General Musa Khan Akbarzada (born 1956, in Paktia Province) is a politician in Afghanistan. He served as the governor of Ghazni province from 2010 to 2015.[1] He is an ethnic Pashtun from the Ahmadzai tribe. His former careers include Consul General in Afghan consulate general in Peshawar, Pakistan, during the government of Burhanuddin Rabbani in early 1990s, after this he was appointed as Afghan Ambassador to Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that he was a commander for Abdul Rasul Sayyaf and before that he was a general in the Afghan National Army, during the time of the Daud Khan administration in the 1970s.[2]

He has been praised by the New York Times for, among other things, supporting girls' education.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Next step to Ghazni 2013 project".
  2. ^ Akbarzada, Muhammad Musa Khan
  3. ^ Giacomo, Carol (May 17, 2012). "An Afghan Governor's Campaign to Win Over the Citizens of His Province". New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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Preceded by Governor of Ghazni province, Afghanistan
June 2008 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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